Meanings
adjectivePeloponnesian (comparative more Peloponnesian, superlative most Peloponnesian)
comparative more Peloponnesian · superlative most Peloponnesian
- Of or pertaining to the Peloponnesus, or southern peninsula of Greece.
nounPeloponnesian (plural Peloponnesians)
plural Peloponnesians
- A native or inhabitant of the Peloponnesus.
Origin
- Proto-Indo-European*pelH-
- Ancient Greekπέλλος (péllos)
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ekʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₃ókʷs
- Proto-Hellenic*ókʷs
- Ancient Greekὤψ (ṓps)
- Ancient GreekΠέλοπος (Pélopos)
- Ancient Greekνῆσος (nêsos)
- Ancient GreekΠελοπόννησος (Pelopónnēsos)
- LatinPeloponnēsu
- EnglishPeloponnese
- EnglishPeloponnesian
From Peloponnese + -ian.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan peloponesi, peloponesi
- peloponesipertaining to the Peloponnesus
- peloponesiinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Czech peloponéský, Peloponésan
- peloponéskýpertaining to the Peloponnesus
- Peloponésaninhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Italian peloponnesiaco, peloponnesiaco
- peloponnesiacopertaining to the Peloponnesus
- peloponnesiacoinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Polish peloponeski, mieszkaniec Peloponezu
- peloponeskipertaining to the Peloponnesus
- mieszkaniec Peloponezuinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
- mieszkanka Peloponezuinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Portuguese peloponésio, peloponésio
- peloponésiopertaining to the Peloponnesus
- peloponésioinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Russian пелопонне́сский
- пелопонне́сский (peloponnésskij)pertaining to the Peloponnesus
Spanish peloponesio, peloponense
- peloponesiopertaining to the Peloponnesus
- peloponensepertaining to the Peloponnesus
- peloponesioinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
- peloponenseinhabitant of the Peloponnesus
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with Peloponnesian
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
Peloponnesian. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnesian
MLA
“Peloponnesian.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnesian. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Peloponnesian,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Peloponnesian.
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